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06/17/2026
Summer Lunch & Learn Webinar Series
Free for current MHOA members!
Mark your calendar and join us for this year's Summer Lunch & Learn webinars you won't want to miss! This year's theme is Building Leadership and Management Skills. Alongside our webinar series, we are pleased to recommend a selection of online training opportunities and resources to strengthen and support your leadership and management development.
Summer Lunch & Learn Webinar are free to MHOA Members and $25 for non-members
Staff Management: Best Practices for Effective Leadership
Date: July 9, 2026 from 1 pm to 2 pm
Speaker: Monique Roy, Leadership Development Strategist
Description: This webinar is designed for new and experienced leaders who want to strengthen their people leadership skills. The first half focuses on successfully transitioning from peer to leader, including setting healthy boundaries, building credibility, and understanding the shift from individual contributor to leader. The second half covers practical strategies for documenting employee performance objectively, providing timely and effective feedback, and addressing performance issues early to support employee growth while reducing risk for the organization.
Public Health Program Management: From Theory to Practice
Date: July 29, 2026 from 1 pm to 2 pm
Speaker: Tali Schiller, Program Manager, Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Description: Effective program management is essential for designing, implementing, and sustaining public health initiatives that improve community health outcomes. This training introduces participants to the core principles of public health program management and provides practical tools for planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement. Through real-world examples and an interactive case study, participants will apply these concepts to strengthen their ability to manage public health programs in a variety of settings.
Registration coming soon!
Tips and Tricks for Budgeting in Your Local Health Department
Date: August 13, 2026 from 1 pm to 2 pm
Speaker: Timothy McDonald, Director of Health and Human Services, Town of Needham
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Empowered Leadership: Building Resilient Public Health Teams
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Managing Change in Public Health: An Introduction to Organizational Change Management
Resources
Local Public Health Guide, Chapter 5, Leadership Skill Development (MHOA)
Systems Thinking Resources (NEPHTC)
Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Public Health, Partners, and Communities (Public Health Training Center Network and the Policy, Practice and Prevention Center at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health)
